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20 Years Later: Java Dominates Programming Still
The general-purpose, open-source programming language Java dominates and is still the most common language used today by some of the biggest brands. TIOBE Index, October 2017 Why? Reliable, Scalable and Less Complex There are many opinions on why Java is (or isn't, according to a few) the best programming language. One thing is certain though, after 20 plus years of development, Java dominates program languages and has proven so time [...]
Reacting to the Growing Demand for UI Engineers
Owners of successful applications know user experience is a problem so they bring on UI experts. UI engineers are tasked with building forward-thinking functionality that lives up to inspirational design. User experts Now more than ever, companies are investing in user interfaces. User interface (UI) engineers are tasked with building the tangible human interface users rely on to actually use your website. All experts rely on front-end tools to help [...]
RoEI – Return on Employee Investment
My experience with companies who invest in their employees, companies who don 't, and the results of both. Most of us have worked a job where the policy is if there is nothing to do, and everything is spotless, clean something. On the other side of the spectrum, many of us have heard of companies like Google, who have implemented "20% time" for employees to work on whatever they feel [...]
For Artists, Coding Offers a Creative Way to Achieve Financial Freedom
A master musician finds an unexpected outlet A form of communication that powers the world's most dynamic ideas. A common vocabulary that everyone understands. What is the universal language? Around the world, humans speak almost 7,000 different ones. What 's the one form of expression that anyone from any background understands instantly? A Passion Becomes Punishing For the first part of her life, Olivia Lemmelin was sure that her universal [...]
Tools of the Web Developer Trade: Adding Ruby
Before a contractor starts drilling, he first needs a general understanding of the blueprint. Before a surgeon makes her first cut, she really should know the inner workings of the human body. Only with that knowledge can they decide which drill or blade to use and how best to get the job done. The education of a web developer is much the same. Before a student can select a programming [...]
Student Developers Score Big for Table Tennis
Table tennis is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon in your friend 's basement or, for the more adept at hand-eye coordination, it could even be a way to compete in the Olympics. Whether you 're into the sport for fun or for competition, however; the game 's newest tool — a scorekeeper application called Triple Threat Table Tennis Tracker developed by Woz U students will be a [...]